Wall hydrant



Nov. 22, '1932, T. RlTcHlE 1,888,359

WALL HYDRANT Filed Dec. 25, i929 Patented Nov. 22, 1932 UNITED-"STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS RITCHIE, OF MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T0 RITGHIE MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF MARSIMLLTOV] N, IOWA, A CORPORATION 0F IOWA WALL HYDRANT VMiplcaton led December 23, 1929. Serial No. 416,154.

VThe object of invention is kto provide of a building, of simple, durable and inexpensive construction. l Y

More particularly, it is my purpose to provide such a wall hydrant having parts so constructed and arranged as lto provide for the location of a valve inside the building where it will not be exposed to out-door weather conditions and to provide means outside the building for controlling it, andalso means outsidethe building whereby the valve may be removed for renewing the gasket .thereon without the necessity for taking out the piping, and with a minimum of labor.

A A further object is to provide an improved gasket washer construction including a plu rality of gasket Vwashers serving to guide a movable portion of the valve and adapted to facilita-te renewalof the gasket washers by substituting one of the unused washers for the one which has previously been contacting j with a valve seat( Another object is to provide such a gasket vwasher construction adapted to prevent damage to the gasket washer when the hydrant is screwed down tightly. Y

With these and other `obj ects in view, my 1n-l vention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of thevarious parts of my wally hydrant, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a wall hydrant embodying my invention. n

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the same Vwith the valve removed from the pipe.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the wall hydrant, parts being shown in section and parts being broken away, with the valve closed.

Figure 4 shows a similar viewwith the valve open.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the wall hydrant structure, parts being shown in section and parts being broken away, illustrating the position assumed by certain parts duringthe removal of the valve.v

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4; and

Figure 7 is an enlarged Asectional view through the gasket washer assembly.

Diiiculties have existed in providing a wall hydrant for mounting in the side walls of buildings in which the valve is located inside the building in such a way that the valve may be removed for renewing the gasket thereon without considerable labor in disconnecting the pipe and may yet be actuated and controlled from outside the building.

It is common to put the entire valve structure outside the building, which is not desirable because the water may then freeze up in the pipe adjacent the outer surface of the I have shown my wall hydrant installed in Y a wall indicated generally by the reference numeral 10. The water supply pipe on the inside of the building is indicated at 12.

A valve casing 14 hasa threaded connection with the pipe 12. A short pipe 16 has a threaded connection with the other end of the casing 14 and Iextends through the Wall 10 as shown for instance in Figure 1, and has a threaded connection at its outer end with a iitting 18. The fitting 18 has at its inner end a threaded sleeve 2O shown in Figure 5 screwed onto the pipe 16. The fitting 18 also has a tubular extension 22 extending downwardly from its hollow interior and adapted to receive the nut 24 on the end of a hose 26.

The tting 18 has at its outer end an interiorly threaded portion 28 aligned with the sleeve 2O as shown in Figure 8. The threads 30 extend from the inner end of the portion 28 toward the outer end thereof and terminate short of such outer end. The outer portion of the sleeve part 28 has its interior bore of slightl larger diameter than the threaded portion t ereof as indicated at 32 for thus form' a shoulder 34, the purpose of which will be ater explained.

In the casing 14 is an annular valve seat 36 having a central bore or hole 37.

Extending through the fitting 18, the pipe 16 and part way through the casing 14 is a valve stem rod 38'on the inner end of which is mountedY a valve A for (.-cacting with the seat.

The valve A consists of a sleeve 40 having an annular flange 41 at one end thereof. A screw threaded opening is provided within the sleeve 40and terminates short of the end thereof. The valve rod 38 is screwed as far into the sleeve 40 as it will go so that its end will bind where the threads of the sleeve stop to prevent relative movement of the sleeve 40 and the rod 38 after once being assembled. Gasket Washers 48 and 48a with intermediate gasket Washers 48h are mounted on the sleeve 40. These Washers are of any suitable composition, such as leather soaked in linseed oil. They are held in position on the sleeve 40 by a metal washer 42 and a lock nut 43. It willn be noted by referring to Figure 7 that the washer 42 contacts with the end of thesleeve 40 opposite the fiange 41. The aggregate length 0f the gasket washers 48, 48a, and 48?), when placed on the sleeve 40 should be slightly longer than the distance between the flange 41 and washer 42 when the washer is forced agxainst the sleeve 40 by the nut 43 so that w en the valve A is assembled the gasket washers are somewhat compressed although not enough to prevent them from being turned. 0n the sleeve 40, the purpose of which will be hereinafter disclosed.

Near the outer end of the stem 38 is an enlarged portion 38a threaded to coact with the threads 30 in the Vsleeve-like portion 28 of the fitting 18. Seated against the shoulder 34 is a collar 52, the outer face of which is concave.

Adjacent the concave face of the cellar 52, is suitable packin 54. For tightening the packing against t e collar and pressing the collar 52 against the shoulder 34, I provide an nteriorly screw threaded cap 56 through which the stem 38 extends.

The stem 38 is provided on its outer end with a hand wheel 58. Y

The pipe 16 is so installed as to be inclined from its inner end downwardly so that when the wall hydrant is closed, water may be drained away from the valve A and out of the pipe 16 through the tubular extension 22, which is located at the bottom of the fitting 18,-at the outer end of the pipe 16.

In the ordinary use of the wall hydrant, it will be seen that when the hand wheel 58 is operated to rotate the enlarged threaded portion 38a of the rod 38 for moving the parts inwardly, the valve A may be seated with the gasket 48 against the seat 36.

The position of the parts just described is shown in Figure 3.

When the hand wheel 58 is rotated in the opposite direction, the stem 38 and the valve will be moved to valve opening position as shown in Figure 4.

If 'the gasket48 becomes worn and it is desired to renew it, this can be done by a very simple operation and without disconnecting the pipes on the interior of the building.

The cap 56 is unscrewed until it is free from the sleeve-like portion 28 of the fitting 18 as shown in Figure 5. The hand Wheel 58 can then be rotated for screwing the portion 38a and the valve stem outwardly until the portion 38a engages the collar 34. The rotation of the hand wheel 58 is then continued.

The ortion 38a will force the collar 34 and the pac ing 54 outwardly.

There is thus provided a simple method of removing the. collar 52.

The valve may then be pulled out and the gasket washers 48, 48a and 48?) slid back on the rod 38 after the washer 42 and the lock Y used gasket Washer is substituted for the one that has been contacting with the valve seat 36 and when one washer gives four or ve years service the plurality of ten washers for instance would give forty or fifty years servioo ice without the necessity of having to make orU purchase a new gasket washer each time the old one becomes worn. The parts of the valve A are then reassembled and may be quickly and easily restored to operating position.

In Figure 2, I have shown the valve removed from the pipe 16 and fitting 18.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a wall hydrant having the advantages heretofore mentioned. The valve is arranged on the inside of the building `so that in cold weather there will be no water in the pi e 16 or in the fitting 18, and the danger of ilieezing water therein is avoided. The valve can be removed for renewing its gasket by manipulating parts outside the building.

As shown in Figure 3 the handle 58 might be turned to such a degree as to compress the stack of gasket washers 48, 48a and 48?) when excessive rotating pressure is appliedV 36 instead of being rotated and possibly dama ed.

gIt will be noted that the flange 41 is substantially the same size as the opening 37 so as to prevent any part of the gasket washer from being squeezed down between the flange 41 and the interior edge of the valve seat 36. Besides forming a substantial guide Jfor the valve A the gasket washers 4:8 may serve to close a drain opening 50, shown in Figure 3, when the valve is in opened position as illustrated in Figure 4. This drain opening will allow any water in the vtting 14C to drain out of the litting when the valve is closed. In 15 most types of installations, however, the

opening 5 0 is not required.

The parts are of simple and inexpensive construction.

Changes may be made in the construction 9 of parts and the details of their arrangement 'i without departing from the Vreal spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modilied forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention: l. In a hydrant construction, a valve body having a valve seat, a valve for coaction therewith and including a stem and a sleeve member threaded thereon having a iange on one end thereof to extend into the opening of said valve seat and a plurality of gaskets on said sleeve member. a5 2. In a hydrant construction, a valve body having a valve seat, a valve for coaction therewith and including a stem and a sleeve member mounted on the stem having a flange on one end thereof to extend into said valve seat, ao a plurality of gaskets on said sleeve member, and a washer contacting with the end of said sleeve member opposite said flange.

3. In a hydrant construction, a valve body having a valve seat, a valve for coaction therewith and including a valve rod, a sleeve and a washer thereon, said washer being positioned against one end of said sleeve, a ange on the other end of said sleeve and a plurality of gasket washers on said sleeve between said flange and said washer.

THOMAS RITCHIE. 

